Texans

The Texans, also known as the Texians, Texicans, or Anglos, were a cultural group that originated in the 1820s, when American settlers led by Stephen F. Austin were encouraged to enter the Mexican province of Texas to settle lands for the Mexican republic. Most Texans came from the American South and sought to have their own land for building plantations, towns, ferries, and industries, and most were English-Americans or Scots-Irish. Mexican law required that settlers had to convert to Catholicism to become Mexican citizens, and land incentives were given to those who took Mexican wives upon arrival. Therefore, the Texans became a unique cultural group, mixing the Dixie culture of southern Americans with the culture of the Mexicans. In 1835, the Texans stopped calling themselves "Texicans", as it sounded too similar to "Mexicans"; at this point, most of the "Anglos" wanted independence from Mexico. From 1835 to 1836, the Texas Revolution was waged, and the Texans succeeded in creating an independent Republic of Texas. The Texan culture would soon become mixed with other American cultures, although there were still Texan secessionist movements by the 21st century.